Bibliography

General Interest lists several non-fiction guides to the folklore, myths, and history used in the Harry Potter series, and several fiction titles that fans of Harry Potter may enjoy reading. Young readers are encouraged to ask public or school librarians for more suggestions. This selection is recommended for readers at middle-school or higher reading levels.

Analyses of Harry Potter lists books and articles that discuss the Harry Potter series from critical and multi-disciplinary perspectives, which are suggested for undergraduate and older readers.

History lists English translations of the primary source writings of several historical figures discussed in the Harry Potter's World exhibition, and several secondary source titles about the practices and perceptions of magic and science in Renaissance period. Additional primary and secondary sources are suggested in the “Things Most Strange and Wondrous”, a three-unit higher-education module developed in conjunction with the exhibition. The primary and secondary sources are appropriate for undergraduate or older readers.

General Interest

Non-fiction:

Campbell, Joseph. The Hero with a Thousand Faces. 3rd ed. Canada: New World Library, 2008.

History

Primary Sources:

Flamel, Nicolas, John Frederick Houpreght, Trevirensis Bernardus, William Cooper, Ramon Llull, and George Ripley. Aurifontina chymica; or, A collection of fourteen small treatises concerning the first matter of philosophers. London: William Cooper, 1680.